The streets were too deserted, and no one paid attention to the man and woman on the street who were in pain over a corpse. The cold air penetrated directly into the bone marrow.
"Mom, what are you doing here? I told you, I really won't go to a brothel. I'd rather do some manual labor."
Ping'er's desire to be strong is real. Not all remnants of the previous government will be treated favorably, but both men and women will be demoted to low status.
"We don't owe you anything, hurry up..., cough cough cough..."
Lin Changping was not only injured, but also had a few pennies, but it was no match for the hairpin of the madam in front of him.
The crowd gradually gathered around, and the bustle gradually dispersed the only deserted feeling on the road. How can the madam persuade the man to trick the woman into going to the brothel?
"I won't force a good girl into prostitution. Someone in our building bought your seasoning before. Now I just want to buy some seasoning from you to add flavor. This is a deposit. How many days can the delivery be delivered?"
The madam is actually a woman in her thirties. She is a person who makes a living in the entertainment industry. She has a shrewd look in her eyes and a very tactful tone.
Twelve pieces of silver appeared in front of them, and the crowd gradually dispersed. Their thoughts changed again, and they accidentally evaporated MSG, which became the key to burying their parents.
"My father has passed the first seven days, so he will naturally deliver the goods to you. In addition, this is the five taels of silver I borrowed from you, and I will definitely return it to you later."
It's not a small tone, but Lin Changping finally has funeral expenses.
Before dawn, Li Ke came to the palace again. Today was another interrogation. With the so-called "witness", he was at a disadvantage no matter what he said, but there was currently no substantial evidence to prove that the money "forced donation" was Used for rebellion.
In addition, the civil and military personnel installed by the imperial court must send various intelligence reports to Chang'an City every day. It is really difficult to achieve the purpose of false accusation.
"Brother, you don't need to persuade me anymore. I won't admit it if I don't do it. Now that my father is already in the palace, I have someone who can take charge. He can kill or behead him as he pleases."
Li Ke also found it strange that Prince Li Chengqian, one of the four most important ministers, actually met the suspect in private and was quite sincere.
But precisely because the person who persuaded him was Li Chengqian, Li Ke was not at ease. What he did later was also very scary.
"Second brother, we are brothers. I am afraid that my father will hear false accusations from others and cause you to end badly."
"It is precisely because we are brothers and the two sons of the current emperor that I cannot admit this inexplicable crime. I naturally have ways to deal with it. Brother, please rest assured. I will just close my eyes if nothing is wrong. I drank last night I drank a lot of flower wine.”
After Li Ke narrowed his eyes, Li Chengqian left. This was a deliberate tactic. Looking at the development of the situation later, no one in the palace could believe it, especially those who behaved too abnormally.
Although they are all the sons of Li Shimin, Li Ke is the son of someone else. Li Chengqian, Li Tai and Li Zhi are all the sons of Empress Changsun. When they were young, they could only play together if they were not sensible. When they grow up, they have more benefits and less human touch.
Confession will only make Li Shimin feel disgusted. In addition, during this period of time, Queen Changsun continued to support the King of Shu and gradually became more partial. Therefore, almost everyone related to the throne was someone who might frame Li Ke. Changsun Wuji's suspicion became much smaller.
It wasn't the fox who was causing trouble secretly, could it be him?
He walked towards the imperial court step by step with anxiety. Although the charge of forced conquest was very small, he really had no intention of doing anything bad at all. There were many people in the court who knew how to scheme. At present, he still had to start with this incident. The inexplicable lawsuit withdrew.
Li Shimin looked very haggard. As the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the burden of the country was naturally very tiring. He finally went out in the name of a private visit incognito. The harem and the court were set ablaze. In order to prevent it from burning down the whole camp. , so Li Ke’s case must be tried in person.
After going through all the procedures, Xu Changping repeated what others taught him, and it was really watertight. He was about to drive his benefactor to death. It seemed that the other party had given him a lot of benefits.
"This matter seems to have nothing to do with the case, right?"
Changsun Wuji interrupted, while Xu Changping had cold sweat on his face. Li Ke was not beaten passively. He lived in the brothel because the information from Licheng was conveyed through the internal agents.
The image of a frivolous boy can reduce some surveillance, but if someone is talking about the accounts, then it's 'a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye'.
"The Prime Minister is really kind. If this person is the son of a wealthy businessman, or can make money to support himself, there is nothing wrong with him. But he is a villain and a bitch who waits to die."
Cursing people in front of the emperor was the first feat he had done since the founding of the country.
"King Shu, please pay attention to your words and deeds. Although you are a prince, you must not bully others."
Li Shimin reminded him seriously, but the wrinkles on his face loosened a little. His son's domineering nature seemed to be well hidden.
"Yes, Your Majesty! But everything I say is true. Let's call this person a person."
"While Qin Zaiming and I were suppressing bandits, the palace's expenses remained the same. This person... had advanced half a year's salary from the palace just to flirt with Gu Shiniang in Qiuyue Pavilion. Qiuyue Pavilion is not Ordinary people can afford it.”
Unexpectedly, as a brothel girl, Gu Shiniang not only had the ability to deal with people, but also liked to keep accounts. She wrote down Xu Changping's consumption records in the past few days. In just five days, he lost two hundred taels of silver.
A bookkeeper's salary is only fifty or sixty taels a year. This is no longer excessive consumption, but a way to make money. Numbers are meaningless in the first place, but they become so-called when others pass them on. fact'.
"Did you be bribed to say this? If it was a deliberate false accusation, it would be a punishment of gouging out your eyes and cutting out your tongue!"
Wei Zheng suppressed his anger. Even if the King of Shu made thousands of mistakes, someone deliberately framed him. He just enforced the law impartially and prevented the crime from falling on innocent people.
Xu Changping fainted for no apparent reason. He was obviously acting. This kid had learned such skills in the palace, and he really didn't notice it at all.
The so-called witness was probably bribed, and the trial was repeatedly postponed, and it was almost confirmed that Li Ke was innocent. However, his mood was not relaxed at all, because there was news from Licheng that someone was trying to take him away. Yasha, the evil flower of the Western Regions.
I originally thought this was some kind of key figure, but it just made things more complicated.
Because the person who dared to come to Licheng to ask for someone was the prince of the master, the two countries already had some disputes in the Western Region. Once the conflicts intensified, it would only give the two countries a reason to fight.
The master just did business with the Tang Dynasty, and now he is having a feud over a killer. Things are not simple at all.
